2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Todd, Ava
Ava Todd
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- High School:
- Roland Park Country School
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
Bio
2017-18: Had an outstanding career, topping it off with a spot on the A-10 All-Academic Team ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... the senior tied Alexandra Abele for the team lead in wins by going 15-3 for double-digit singles victories all four years ... had winning streaks of six and nine matches, respectively, during the season ... finished winning nine of last 10 singles matches ... nine of the 15 total singles wins came at home ... closed out career with an outstanding record of 63-17, the most victories dating back to 2000 in the program ... was named co-A-10 Player of the Week, April 18, for sixth weekly award of career ... a two-time all-league performer, the senior went 6-0 in league matches this season to finish career a perfect 23-0 overall ... went 4-2 in doubles action, getting two of those wins against A-10 foes ... played in four Fall events ... went 3-0 in singles play at the Charlotte 49er Invite.
2016-17: Registered another stellar season, recording a 15-5 singles record at No. 4-6, while teaming with Alexandra Abele to go a team-best 16-4 in doubles at No. 3 ... remained undefeated in A-10 play for career in singles, going 7-0 to move to 17-0 in three seasons ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the Fall and Spring semesters ... scored 12 of the singles wins at No. 5, while going 3-0 at No. 6 ... ran off a team season-high 11-match singles win streak before falling in fall match of the season to snap the streak ... eight of 16 overall wins came at home ... went 2-2 in three-set matches ... six times did not give up more than two games in a match ... opened the season by winning first six doubles matches, four of them at home ... also ran off a five-match win streak during the season ... went 4-1 in last five matches, including scoring 6-0 and 6-3 wins vs. St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis at the A-10 Championship ... seven times either blanked or gave up just one game in a set ... in first Fall event at the Wake Forest Invite, finished 2-1 in singles and 2-1 in doubles ... at the Charlotte Invite, tallied a pair of singles and doubles wins ... competed at the Kitty Harrison Invite, picking up a win against East Carolina and scored doubles wins over Iowa, Maryland and Minnesota.
2015-16: Followed up standout first year with another solid second season for Davidson ... named to the Atlantic 10 All-First Team with Anna C. Feaster ... earned A-10 Player of the Week, March 1 ... it was fifth of career winning a weekly award ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the Fall and Spring semesters ... the Wildcats' No. 2 singles player, went 14-6 overall and had a perfect 5-0 league record to move to 10-0 overall in two seasons ... won 12 of 16 matches at No. 2 spot ... ran off a team-high six-match win streak during the season ... twice had three-match win streaks ... won six of 14 singles matches at home ... opened the season winning 10 of first 12 matches ... had a 2-1 record when playing a third set ... sported a 4-5 doubles record with three different teammates and went 2-0 in league matches against Duquesne and Saint Joseph's ... had a personal-best four-match doubles win streak, teaming with Megan Scholvinck and Sarah Stein ... played in a four of Davidson's Fall events ... scored two singles wins and a doubles decision at the Charlotte Invite ... had an excellent showing at the USTA/ITA Carolinas Regional Championship, reaching the main draw with a pair of singles wins vs. UNCG and Elon and then reached the round of 32 by scoring a three-set victory before falling to a second-seeded player from Clemson to finish out the weekend ... earned one singles and doubles victories at the Kitty Harrison Invite to finish out the Fall.
2014-15: Paced Davidson with a tremedous freshman season, going a team-best 19-3 in singles, including a perfect 5-0 in Atlantic 10 play, and adding an 11-10 record in doubles action ... named to the A-10 All-Second Team with Elaina Cummer ... won the A-10 Rookie Performer of the Week award three times and grabbed the performer of the week award once ... honored with the team's Most Valuable Player award ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the Fall and Spring semesters ... assisting her 19-win season was a 16-match win streak that started in second career match and ran all the way to April 1 ... the winning streak was the longest since Kelsey Linville ran off a 13-match streak as a sophomore in 2005 ... the freshman played mainly three different singles positions ... went 7-2 at No. 3, 5-0 at No. 4 and 6-1 at No. 5 ... earned a 7-6, 6-2 win over rival Charlotte in lone match of the season at No. 2 slot ... all 19 wins came in straight sets ... 12 of the wins came at home ... finished the year win eight of final 10 matches ... teamed with Sarah Stein at No. 3 doubles ... collected a 10-8 record with Stein, getting all 10 wins at No. 3 ... twice had three-match win streaks during the season ... also earned a doubles win with Blake Nickles, an 8-0 shutout victory vs. Brevard College ... played in three of Davidson's four Fall events ... started collegiate career at the Wake Forest Invitational and earned a win in the B singles bracket against Old Dominion (6-2, 6-2) ... teamed with Sarah Stein at the invite in doubles and scored wins over Stetson (8-6) and Charlotte (8-1) ... one of three Wildcats to earn a singles win at the Charlotte 49er Invite, defeating host Charlotte ... competed in the UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational in both singles and doubles ... scored a 6-1, 6-1 doubles win with Stein against Penn State for lone win on the weekend.
Prep and personal: A Davidson Bryan Scholar ... played at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore, Md. ... was IAAM No. 2 singles winner as a freshman ... was an IAAM No. 1 singles semifinalist as a sophomore in 2011... earned IAAM All-Star honors both seasons ... excelled in the classroom, earning numerous honors including: Harvard Book Award (Jr, 2013, for excellence in scholarship and high character), Cum Laude Award (So, 2012 and Jr, 2013, for outstanding academic achievement), Eleanor P. Graham Award (Sr, 2014, for highest GPA in science), John H. Dryden Award (Sr. for excellence in English), George M. White Award (Sr, 2014, for academic excellence and fine character), College Scholarship Prize (Sr, 2014, for highest cumulative GPA), Member of Cum Laude Society (Jr, 2013 and Sr, 2014), AP Scholar with Distinction (Jr, 2013), Commended National Merit Scholar (Sr, 2013), State of Maryland Scholastic Award (Sr, 2014, for achievement on standardized tests and high GPA) ... father Nevins Todd played men's tennis at Davidson.
2016-17: Registered another stellar season, recording a 15-5 singles record at No. 4-6, while teaming with Alexandra Abele to go a team-best 16-4 in doubles at No. 3 ... remained undefeated in A-10 play for career in singles, going 7-0 to move to 17-0 in three seasons ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the Fall and Spring semesters ... scored 12 of the singles wins at No. 5, while going 3-0 at No. 6 ... ran off a team season-high 11-match singles win streak before falling in fall match of the season to snap the streak ... eight of 16 overall wins came at home ... went 2-2 in three-set matches ... six times did not give up more than two games in a match ... opened the season by winning first six doubles matches, four of them at home ... also ran off a five-match win streak during the season ... went 4-1 in last five matches, including scoring 6-0 and 6-3 wins vs. St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis at the A-10 Championship ... seven times either blanked or gave up just one game in a set ... in first Fall event at the Wake Forest Invite, finished 2-1 in singles and 2-1 in doubles ... at the Charlotte Invite, tallied a pair of singles and doubles wins ... competed at the Kitty Harrison Invite, picking up a win against East Carolina and scored doubles wins over Iowa, Maryland and Minnesota.
2015-16: Followed up standout first year with another solid second season for Davidson ... named to the Atlantic 10 All-First Team with Anna C. Feaster ... earned A-10 Player of the Week, March 1 ... it was fifth of career winning a weekly award ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the Fall and Spring semesters ... the Wildcats' No. 2 singles player, went 14-6 overall and had a perfect 5-0 league record to move to 10-0 overall in two seasons ... won 12 of 16 matches at No. 2 spot ... ran off a team-high six-match win streak during the season ... twice had three-match win streaks ... won six of 14 singles matches at home ... opened the season winning 10 of first 12 matches ... had a 2-1 record when playing a third set ... sported a 4-5 doubles record with three different teammates and went 2-0 in league matches against Duquesne and Saint Joseph's ... had a personal-best four-match doubles win streak, teaming with Megan Scholvinck and Sarah Stein ... played in a four of Davidson's Fall events ... scored two singles wins and a doubles decision at the Charlotte Invite ... had an excellent showing at the USTA/ITA Carolinas Regional Championship, reaching the main draw with a pair of singles wins vs. UNCG and Elon and then reached the round of 32 by scoring a three-set victory before falling to a second-seeded player from Clemson to finish out the weekend ... earned one singles and doubles victories at the Kitty Harrison Invite to finish out the Fall.
2014-15: Paced Davidson with a tremedous freshman season, going a team-best 19-3 in singles, including a perfect 5-0 in Atlantic 10 play, and adding an 11-10 record in doubles action ... named to the A-10 All-Second Team with Elaina Cummer ... won the A-10 Rookie Performer of the Week award three times and grabbed the performer of the week award once ... honored with the team's Most Valuable Player award ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the Fall and Spring semesters ... assisting her 19-win season was a 16-match win streak that started in second career match and ran all the way to April 1 ... the winning streak was the longest since Kelsey Linville ran off a 13-match streak as a sophomore in 2005 ... the freshman played mainly three different singles positions ... went 7-2 at No. 3, 5-0 at No. 4 and 6-1 at No. 5 ... earned a 7-6, 6-2 win over rival Charlotte in lone match of the season at No. 2 slot ... all 19 wins came in straight sets ... 12 of the wins came at home ... finished the year win eight of final 10 matches ... teamed with Sarah Stein at No. 3 doubles ... collected a 10-8 record with Stein, getting all 10 wins at No. 3 ... twice had three-match win streaks during the season ... also earned a doubles win with Blake Nickles, an 8-0 shutout victory vs. Brevard College ... played in three of Davidson's four Fall events ... started collegiate career at the Wake Forest Invitational and earned a win in the B singles bracket against Old Dominion (6-2, 6-2) ... teamed with Sarah Stein at the invite in doubles and scored wins over Stetson (8-6) and Charlotte (8-1) ... one of three Wildcats to earn a singles win at the Charlotte 49er Invite, defeating host Charlotte ... competed in the UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational in both singles and doubles ... scored a 6-1, 6-1 doubles win with Stein against Penn State for lone win on the weekend.
Prep and personal: A Davidson Bryan Scholar ... played at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore, Md. ... was IAAM No. 2 singles winner as a freshman ... was an IAAM No. 1 singles semifinalist as a sophomore in 2011... earned IAAM All-Star honors both seasons ... excelled in the classroom, earning numerous honors including: Harvard Book Award (Jr, 2013, for excellence in scholarship and high character), Cum Laude Award (So, 2012 and Jr, 2013, for outstanding academic achievement), Eleanor P. Graham Award (Sr, 2014, for highest GPA in science), John H. Dryden Award (Sr. for excellence in English), George M. White Award (Sr, 2014, for academic excellence and fine character), College Scholarship Prize (Sr, 2014, for highest cumulative GPA), Member of Cum Laude Society (Jr, 2013 and Sr, 2014), AP Scholar with Distinction (Jr, 2013), Commended National Merit Scholar (Sr, 2013), State of Maryland Scholastic Award (Sr, 2014, for achievement on standardized tests and high GPA) ... father Nevins Todd played men's tennis at Davidson.
| Year | Singles | A-10 | Doubles | A-10 |
| 2015 | 19-3 | 5-0 | 11-10 | 3-2 |
| 2016 | 14-6 | 5-0 | 4-5 | 2-0 |
| 2017 | 15-5 | 7-0 | 16-5 | 4-4 |
| 2018 | 15-3 | 6-0 | 4-2 | 2-0 |
| Totals | 63-17 | 23-0 | 35-22 | 11-6 |
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